4 Arrested After High Speed Chase in St. George

The suspect in the theft of a vehicle and firearm out of Ogden was located in Washington County. It was reported, the suspect had additional weapons in the form of knives stolen from the home in his possession and was possibly headed to Las Vegas.

The vehicle was located by a Sergeant with Washington County Sheriff’s Office, who attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Southbound I-15.

The suspect stopped, and as the Sergeant gave verbal instructions using the vehicles public address (PA) system, the suspect fled from the scene.

The Sergeant terminated the high-speed pursuit after visual of the suspect vehicle was lost.

Surrounding agencies were notified of the incident, including Arizona DPS, Mojave County and Mesquite PD.

The vehicle was located unoccupied in a St George Community near exit 2.

Officers with the St George Police Department reported seeing a suspicious vehicle leaving the area, headed toward the St George airport.

A Washington County Deputy located the suspicious vehicle heading eastbound on SR-7 and attempted to conduct a traffic stop.

The vehicle attempted to evade pursuing deputies. After a high-speed pursuit on SR-7, Hurricane City Officers deployed spike strips in attempt to stop the fleeing vehicle.

The spike deployment was effective in disabling the vehicle and the vehicle was stopped near Sand Hollow Road in Hurricane.

Law enforcement officers with the assistance of the Washington County K-9 were successful in taking 4 individuals into custody for various charges including.

Evading-Flee by Vehicle, Theft of a Motor Vehicle, Theft of a Firearm, Weapons Offense, Drug Possession, Paraphernalia and a Warrant.

The suspects, Lamalsikou Lowe, Cameron Patterson, Tajha Avery and Michael Thomas were transported to and booked into Purgatory Correctional Facility without incident.